what are they made of?
they are usually made of ceramic
what are they used for?
to construct walls
how many types of brick are there?
mud bricks, rail kilns, bull's trench kilns, dry pressed bricks, extruded bricks, calcium silicate bricks
What is the meaning of brick laying techniques?
it is the used method to placed bricks to create a wall.
Describe 2 brick laying techniques English bond - Spanish bond
What are their advantages and disadvantages? Advantages
+ The use of materials such as brick and stone can increase the thermal mass of a building, giving increased comfort in the heat of summer and the cold of winter, and can be ideal for passive solar applications.
+ Brick typically will not require painting
Disadvantages + Extreme weather may cause degradation of masonry wall surfaces due to frost damage.
+ Masonry tends to be heavy and must be built upon a strong foundation (usually reinforced concrete) to avoid potential settling and cracking.
Source: Wikipedia!
Post reading activity!
a. Comparison and contrast "Brick compares favorably with stone as a structural material for its fire-and-weather resisting qualities and for the ease of production, transportation, and laying."
b. Description "Standard modern types provide a ratio of width to length of slightly less than 1:2 to permit a wide variety of bonding patterns within a consistent module, or standard of measurement."
c. Exemplification "Special shapes can be produced by molding to meet particular structural or expressive requirements (for example, wedge-shaped bricks are sometimes employed in arch construction and bricks with rounded faces in columns)."
d. Cause/Effect "The size of bricks is limited by the need for efficient drying, firing, and handling,..."
e. Chronology "Brick which has been used since the 4th millennium BC, was the chief building material in the ancient Near East."
Piazza del Campo
Piazza del Campo is the principal public space of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and Europe is one of the largest medieval squares. It was established before the thirteenth century on a slope close to three major cities.
Bricks plays an important role in the construction process. They were prepared in the form of fish-patterned red brick with ten lines of travertine, which divide the square into nine sections, radiating from the mouth of gavinone (water drainage) in front of the Palazzo Pubblico. Piazza del Campo is a square very beautiful and historically significant.
All around the square are the palaces signorili, La Fonte Gaia (Fountain of Joy), Palazzo Pubblico among other structures, all according to the Palazzo Pubblico facade.
what are they made of?
they are usually made of ceramic
what are they used for?
to construct walls
how many types of brick are there?
mud bricks, rail kilns, bull's trench kilns, dry pressed bricks, extruded bricks, calcium silicate bricks
What is the meaning of brick laying techniques?
it is the used method to placed bricks to create a wall.
Describe 2 brick laying techniques
English bond - Spanish bond
What are their advantages and disadvantages?
Advantages
+ The use of materials such as brick and stone can increase the thermal mass of a building, giving increased comfort in the heat of summer and the cold of winter, and can be ideal for passive solar applications.
+ Brick typically will not require painting
Disadvantages
+ Extreme weather may cause degradation of masonry wall surfaces due to frost damage.
+ Masonry tends to be heavy and must be built upon a strong foundation (usually reinforced concrete) to avoid potential settling and cracking.
Source: Wikipedia!
Post reading activity!
a. Comparison and contrast
"Brick compares favorably with stone as a structural material for its fire-and-weather resisting qualities and for the ease of production, transportation, and laying."
b. Description
"Standard modern types provide a ratio of width to length of slightly less than 1:2 to permit a wide variety of bonding patterns within a consistent module, or standard of measurement."
c. Exemplification
"Special shapes can be produced by molding to meet particular structural or expressive requirements (for example, wedge-shaped bricks are sometimes employed in arch construction and bricks with rounded faces in columns)."
d. Cause/Effect
"The size of bricks is limited by the need for efficient drying, firing, and handling,..."
e. Chronology
"Brick which has been used since the 4th millennium BC, was the chief building material in the ancient Near East."
Piazza del Campo
Piazza del Campo is the principal public space of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and Europe is one of the largest medieval squares. It was established before the thirteenth century on a slope close to three major cities.
Bricks plays an important role in the construction process. They were prepared in the form of fish-patterned red brick with ten lines of travertine, which divide the square into nine sections, radiating from the mouth of gavinone (water drainage) in front of the Palazzo Pubblico. Piazza del Campo is a square very beautiful and historically significant.
All around the square are the palaces signorili, La Fonte Gaia (Fountain of Joy),
Palazzo Pubblico among other structures, all according to the Palazzo Pubblico facade.